Show Genl Info: The Nerdist Podcast is a weekly interview show "about what it really means to be a nerd" hosted by Web Soup host Chris Hardwick, who is usually accompanied by Jonah Ray and Matt Mira.The audio podcasts are typically an hour in length and include conversations with notable comedians or entertainers, sometimes at their own home. The first live recording of the show was on April 5, 2010, at the Largo in Los Angeles, with guest Adam Savage of MythBusters, and has since been recorded live a number of other times. Guests are varied, though typically relate to either stand-up comedy, nerd culture, or both, and have included Rob Zombie, Stan Lee, Ozzy Osbourne, Jeri Ryan, Drew Carey and several cast and crew of Community, Doctor Who, and Star Trek: The Next Generation....In 2011 a pilot for a television version of the show was produced and aired, with Hardwick, Ray and Mira hosting and Craig Ferguson and Matt Smith appearing as guests. BBC America has ordered five more 'specials' to air beginning on Christmas Eve 2011, and throughout 2012.The podcast was also ranked #3 in Rolling Stone's "The 10 Best Comedy Podcasts of the Moment", published April 6, 2011. In July 2011 the show was recorded live, at midnight, at the Montreal comedy festival Just for Laughs.During 2011, Nerdist began releasing various other podcasts. As of May 2012 the full range includes....
Series Summary:
Based on the enormously popular podcast and blog of the same name, The Nerdist is an original half-hour special featuring stand-up comedian, Doctor Who fiend and all-around nerd extraordinaire Chris Hardwick. Join Chris as he leads a roundtable discussion with celebrity guests Matt Smith (Doctor Who) and Craig Ferguson (The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson) about all things nerdily awesome -- pop culture tidbits, current events, tech trends and, of course, Doctor Who stuff! Fellow Nerdist podcasters Jonah Ray and Matt Mira chime in with commentary, while Mike Phirman of Hardwick's musical comedy duo Hard 'n Phirm entertains as a one-man band. With fans dressed as TARDISes and "fraggles", The Nerdist is brimming with Hardwick's infectious brand of nerd-cool.
Main Cast and Crew
Stars: Craig Ferguson, Chris Hardwick and Matt Mira
Writer: Kristen Rutherford
Episode Air On: Saturday 18th Aug 2012
10:00 PM On BBC America Network
Release Date: 24 September 2011 (USA)
Produced by: K.P. Anderson, Trina Calderón, Matt Mira
Original Music by: Mike Phirman
Film Editing by: Alan Armes: Eric Binmoeller, Carl DeGrazio
Production Co: Comcast Entertainment Group
Country: USA
Language: English
Filming Locations: Los Angeles, California, USA
Series Summary:
Based on the enormously popular podcast and blog of the same name, The Nerdist is an original half-hour special featuring stand-up comedian, Doctor Who fiend and all-around nerd extraordinaire Chris Hardwick. Join Chris as he leads a roundtable discussion with celebrity guests Matt Smith (Doctor Who) and Craig Ferguson (The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson) about all things nerdily awesome -- pop culture tidbits, current events, tech trends and, of course, Doctor Who stuff! Fellow Nerdist podcasters Jonah Ray and Matt Mira chime in with commentary, while Mike Phirman of Hardwick's musical comedy duo Hard 'n Phirm entertains as a one-man band. With fans dressed as TARDISes and "fraggles", The Nerdist is brimming with Hardwick's infectious brand of nerd-cool.
Main Cast and Crew
Stars: Craig Ferguson, Chris Hardwick and Matt Mira
Writer: Kristen Rutherford
Episode Air On: Saturday 18th Aug 2012
10:00 PM On BBC America Network
Release Date: 24 September 2011 (USA)
Produced by: K.P. Anderson, Trina Calderón, Matt Mira
Original Music by: Mike Phirman
Film Editing by: Alan Armes: Eric Binmoeller, Carl DeGrazio
Production Co: Comcast Entertainment Group
Country: USA
Language: English
Filming Locations: Los Angeles, California, USA
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